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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-voting-system-and-constituencies-act-2011/section-5",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2011/1",
  "legislation_title": "Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011",
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  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Press comment etc not subject to spending controls",
  "text": "Expenses incurred in respect of the publication of any matter relating to the referendum, other than an advertisement, in—\n(a) a newspaper or periodical,\n(b) a broadcast made by the British Broadcasting Corporation or Sianel Pedwar Cymru, or\n(c) a programme included in any service licensed under Part 1 or 3 of the Broadcasting Act 1990 or Part 1 or 2 of the Broadcasting Act 1996,\nare not “referendum expenses” for the purposes of Part 7 of the 2000 Act.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/1/section/5",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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